Peter morck



(No Model.)

FOOT BRUSH.

Naszyaa'a. 'Patented Dec. s1', 1895'.

il FI! u ATTORNEYS.

PETER MROK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO A. REISE, OFSAME PLACE.

PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN

FOOT-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,388, dated December31, 1895.

A Application filed August l5, 1895. Serial No. 559,395. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PETER MRCK, of Ohicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inFoot-Brushes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to foot-brushes, and has for its object principallyto improve that part of a foot-brush which is adapted to engage the soleof the shoe and to provide simple means whereby the sole'may besubjected to a scraping and a brushing action.

To this end my invention consists in a particular novel combination of amovable bottom brush with stationary scrapers, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

Other features of the invention will be pointed out in the appendedclaims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan of the improved footbrush. Fig. 2 is a sectionalelevation thereof on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig.v 3 is-a brokencross-sectional elevation on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detailplan view of the brush-frame with the scrapers, and Fig. 5 is a detailplan view of the apertured bottom brush.

The improved foot-brush is preferably constructed as a double brush-thatis, with two brush-sections placed side by side and each adapted toreceive one foot. The brush consists of a frame A in which are securedthe side brushes B and the top brushes C. These may be of any suitableconstruction and, as shown, are rigidly connected to the frame A. Thebottom brushes D are of a particular novel construction and are movableup and down relatively to the frame A. The bottom brushes are normallyheld in an elevated position by springs E. At the bottom of the frame Aare also located stationary Scrapers F so arranged that when the bottombrushes are depressed the foot of the person will rest on thescrapers-that is, in the elevated position of the brush the latter willproject upwardly beyond the plane of the scrapers upper edges. I preferto construct the bottom brushes with a back D, having transverseapertures or slots D2 between adjacent rows of tufts or bristles, and toplace a scraper F in each of the said slots.

In order to make provision for the ready removal of the dirt brushed andscraped off a drawer may be located in the frame A below the scrapers F.This construction being well known I have not deemed it necessary toillustrate it in the drawings. The person desiring to use my improvedfoot-brush steps on both sections of the same, so that both bottombrushes D will be depressed until the persons feet rest on the scrapersF. By moving his feet back and forth in the well-known manner the personwill scrape off the dirt from the sole and at the same time brush it othe sides and top of the shoe. It will be observed that the aperturedconstruction of the bottom brush will permit the dirt scraped off toreadily pass downward .through the slots D2. Thus the brush will remaincomparatively clean. The person then by slightly raising one foot allowsthe bottom brush D of that side to rise by the action of the spring E,so that the Scrapers F on that side will not touch the sole of the shoeand the sole may be subjected to a brushing action only.

I desire it to be understood that various minor changes may be madewithout departing from the nature of my invention; but

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-' l. Thecombination of the bottom brush capable of upward and downward movement,and stationary scrapers arranged to be substantially flush with theupper surface of the brush when the latter is depressed, substantiallyas described.

2. The combination with the stationary side brushes, of the verticallymovable bottom brush, substantially as described.

PETER MRcK. Witnesses:

JAs. A. PREsr, JOHN A. WALTEEE.

